MYRTLE BEACH -- The Mount Aloysius Baseball team continued their spring trip in Myrtle Beach, this week, as they played one game on each Tuesday and Wednesday. On Tuesday, they played Wells before matching up with Scranton, on Wednesday.

Leaders
- Aidan Bell (Woodbridge, VA, Prince William County) has stayed hot at the plate, going 4-for-7 over the two days, driving in eight total runs. He also hit his third homerun of the year, against Wells.
- Nick Lagnese (North Huntingdon, PA, Norwin) had arguably the best start of the season by a Mountie on the mound, going 6.0 innings in Tuesday's game against Wells. He allowed only three hits, while striking out six batters. His one run allowed was unearned.
- Freshman, Tyler Quade (Mechanicsville, Md., Chopticon), added a four-hit performance against Wells, as he went 4-for-5 and scored four runs.

How It Happened
March 15 vs. Wells
- Bell started the scoring in the third inning, when he hit a three-run bomb. The homer drove in Quade and Jeremy Iellimo (Arnold, PA, Valley Area), who had reached on a single and walk, respectively. 3-0 Mounties.
- The Express leadoff hitter reached on an error in the bottom of the third inning. He would come around to score, ultimately on a sacrifice fly, making the score, 3-1.
- In the fifth, Quade led off the inning with a single. He was followed by three consecutive doubles, by Iellimo, Zack Peck (Huntingdon, PA, Huntingdon), and Bell. Peck's double drove in the first two runs, then Bell drove in Peck. Bell scored on a sac fly, pushing the Mountie lead to 7-1.
- Quade led the sixth inning off again with a double. After an Iellimo single moved him to third, Quade scored on a fly ball by Peck. 8-1 Mounties.
- Bell added the last two insurance runs, on a bases loaded single, in the eighth inning. 10-1 Mounties.
- Wells added three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, but that would be their last push, as the Mounties won, 10-4.

March 16 vs. Scranton
- Scranton started the scoring off in the top of the first inning, pushing one run across. The top of the Mountie order responded quickly, in the bottom of the frame. After Quade and Iellimo both reached base, Bell doubled to left field, driving them both in. Troy Emert (Rockwood, PA, Rockwood) followed up Bell with a two-out, RBI single, making the score, 3-1 Mount Aloysius.
- After a scoreless second inning, Scranton tagged Mountie starter, Andrew Lazor (New Enterprise, Pa., Northern Bedford), for five hits and five runs, giving them a 6-3 lead. One of the runs was unearned.
- The Royals added two more runs, in the fourth inning, on two hits. They also added one run in the fifth inning, giving them a six run cushion.
- No scoring came in the sixth or seventh innings. Then, in the eighth inning, the Mounties allowed Scranton to score four runs without recording a hit. Mount Aloysius walked five batters in the frame. 13-3 Scranton.
- Scranton added one final run in the ninth inning, while holding the Mounties scoreless, giving them the 14-3 victory.

Into the Box Score
- Mount Aloysius allowed four runs in Tuesday's game against Wells, all were unearned. 12 of the 14 runs allowed on Wednesday were earned runs.
- In Wednesday's game against Scranton, the Royals tallied 16 hits, with only one extra-base hit.

Up Next
- The Mounties will have two contests, on Thursday. Their first will be a JV matchup against Sussex County Community College, at 9:00 a.m. The JV game will not count toward any official statistics or records.
- Mount Aloysius is set to take on Salem State, at 12:00 p.m., as part of their full schedule in the second game.
- The Vikings are 5-2 overall, after sweeping their doubleheader against New England College, on Tuesday. Salem State had an off day on Wednesday.